Senior QA Engineer

About Care.com

Care.com is a consumer tech company with heart. We’re on a mission to solve a human challenge we all face: finding great care for the ones we love. We’re moms and dads and pet parents. We have parents and grandparents, so we understand that everyone, at some point in their lives, could use a helping hand. Our culture and our products reflect that.

Here, entrepreneurs, self-starters, team players, and big thinkers unite behind a common cause. Here, we’re applying data analytics, AI, and the latest technologies to solve universal problems and connect people in new ways. If you like having autonomy, if you thrive on collaboration and building new things, and if you’re all about using your talent for good, Care.com is the place for you.

Locations – Salt Lake City, Utah | Austin & Dallas, Texas | New York, NY
Environment – Hybrid: In office Monday, Wednesday & Thursday

Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior QA Engineer – Automation (Selenium) to join our Technology team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and executing automated test strategies for our web applications and services. You will play a key role in ensuring our products meet high-quality standards while working within an Agile development environment.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in web automation, hands-on experience with Selenium-based frameworks, and a passion for building scalable, maintainable automation solutions that enable fast, reliable releases.

Specific Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and maintain automated test strategies for web applications


• Design and execute automated end-to-end, functional, integration, and regression tests to ensure high-quality user experiences


• Build and enhance Selenium-based automation frameworks that are scalable, reusable, and maintainable


• Collaborate closely with Product Management, Development, and QA teams to understand business requirements and technical specifications


• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous testing and rapid deployment cycles


• Perform API testing and validate backend services to ensure data integrity and system reliability


• Conduct cross-browser and cross-platform testing to ensure consistent performance across environments


• Identify, diagnose, and report defects proactively, ensuring efficient resolution and root cause analysis


• Contribute to test planning, risk assessments, and quality metrics tracking


• Stay up to date with the latest automation tools, best practices, and emerging technologies in web testing

Skills/Experience Requirements:

• 5 -7 + years of experience in QA, with a strong focus on web application testing


• 3+ years of hands-on experience building and maintaining automation frameworks using Selenium WebDriver


• Strong programming experience in Java, Python, or JavaScript for automation development


• Experience designing automation frameworks using Page Object Model (POM) or similar design patterns


• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar platforms


• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and experience validating API responses using automation tools (e.g., Postman, RestAssured)


• Experience with test management tools and defect tracking systems (e.g., Jira, TestRail)


• Familiarity with performance testing concepts and tools (e.g., JMeter or similar)


• Experience with version control systems such as Git


• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly document test plans, test cases, and defects

Company Overview:

Available in more than 20 countries, Care.com is the world's leading platform for finding and managing high-quality family care. Care.com is designed to meet the evolving needs of today's families and caregivers, offering everything from household tax and payroll services and customized corporate benefits packages covering the care needs of working families to innovating new ways for caregivers to be paid and obtain professional benefits. Since 2007, families have relied on Care.com's industry-leading products—from child and elder care to pet care and home care. Care.com is an IAC company (NASDAQ: IAC).

Salary Range: $140,000 to $155,000

The base salary range above represents the anticipated low and high end of the national salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of Care.com’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses and short- and long-term incentives. In addition, Care.com provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a generous 401K employer matching program, paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO).

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